federalism Flashcards
This category of the reserved powers is why we have State and Municipal Police forces.
Safety
This category of the reserved powers is why public taverns (bars) close at 2:00 am in Pennsylvania.
morals
This category of the reserved powers is responsible for building codes and motor vehicle laws:
convenience
This category of the reserved powers is responsible for licensing medical personnel:
health
This Supreme Court case enforced the Supremacy Clause:
McCulloch
This Supreme Court case stated that full faith and credit did not extend to matters of divorce:
Williams
This Supreme Court case stated that the National Government had the power to force state governments to extradite fugitives:
Branstad
This clause of the Constitution states that national law supersedes state law:
supremecy clause
This clause of the Constitution is the source of the Implied Powers of the U.S. Government:
necessary and proper clause
True or False? Our Federal System derives its power directly from the people being ruled.
true
Full faith and credit applies only to which type of law?
civil
According to the Constitution, what form of government must the national government guarantee to each state?
republican
Which portion of the Constitution is responsible for the legalizing personal income tax for the U.S. Government, enabling the national government to become even more involved in state level governmental powers? (layer cake to marble cake)
16th amendment
Which portion of the Constitution is responsible for the equal protection clause, blurring the line between national and state powers of government?
14th amendment
Which portion of the Constitution is largely responsible for the reserved powers of the U.S. Government?
10th amendment
Which portion of the Constitution is largely responsible for the delegated powers of the U.S. Government?
article 1, section 8
This is an agreement among states. Over 200 exist today:
interstate compact
This is a political system in which ultimate authority rests with the state/ regional governments:
unitary
This is a political system in which authority is shared between the national/central government and its regional/states, broken down territorially:
federalism
These are all powers of the National Government:
delegated powers
Which powers of the National Government are given because it is the government of a sovereign nation?
inherent powers
These are powers that can only be exercised by the National Government, as some are expressly forbidden to the states:
implied powers
These are powers shared by the National and State Governments:
concurrent powers
These are the powers granted to the states:
reserved powers
These are the powers of the National Government spelled out in the Constitution:
expressed powers
This clause of the Constitution states that one state may not enforce another’s criminal laws, but does have to recognize another state’s civil judgments.
full faith and credit clause
This act declares that another state has joined the union:
act of admission
This is the legal process in which a fugitive from justice is returned to the state where he/she allegedly perpetrated the crime:
extradition
This directs the framing of the proposed states constitution by Congress:
enabling act
These are gifts of money from the National Government with many strings attached to insure the money is used for a specific purpose by the state governments:
grants-in-aid
These are gifts of money from the National Government with broadly defined purposes, and with very few strings attached:
block grants
